#SantaClaritaDiet
Drew Barrymore’s horror-comedy about suburban zombie real estate agent won cult following.
Origin & Impact
Santa Clarita Diet’s second season premiered March 23, 2018, deepening the mythology of suburban mom Sheila (Drew Barrymore) who became an undead cannibal. The hashtag celebrated the show’s gore-comedy balance, Timothy Olyphant’s comedic chops, and fearless body horror. Season 2’s cliffhanger ramped up the lore with the Nazi serum origin story.
The show never found mainstream success but developed passionate fans who loved its subversive take on suburban life. The hashtag mourned Netflix’s 2019 cancellation on a cliffhanger. It represented Netflix’s pattern of nurturing weird, wonderful shows only to cancel them before resolution. Fans used the hashtag to campaign (unsuccessfully) for revival, celebrating a show that gleefully mixed family dynamics with flesh-eating.
Related Hashtags
#Netflix #DrewBarrymore #HorrorComedy